2644‑S AMH LAMB SHEL 46

SHB 2644 ‑ H AMDS 115 WITHDRAWN 2-12-96

By Representative Lambert

     On page 1, line 10, strike "sixty months" and insert "ten years"

     On page 1, line 12, strike "class C felony" and insert "gross misdemeanor"

     On page 2, line 1, strike "sixty months" and insert "ten years"

     On page 2, line 3, strike "class C felony" and insert "gross misdemeanor"

     On page 2, beginning on line 4, strike all of sections 3 and 4

     Renumber remaining section consecutively

     Correct the title

EFFECT:  The crimes of rape of a child in the fourth degree and child molestation in the fourth degree are lowered to gross misdemeanors.  The age difference between the victim and the perpetrator is increased to at least 10 years.